12 December 2011 10:56 AM

Hilton HHonors – official hotel partner of Premiership Rugby – are offering one lucky reader an amazing day out at Twickenham to watch the unbeaten Harlequins take on the defending champions Saracens on Tuesday December 27.

What better way to show off that Christmas scarf from Auntie Sally than taking four mates – or your family – to HQ for a three-course lunch and private balcony seating at the ‘Big Game 4’?

To win, all you have to do is answer the following question:

Who won the Big Game 3 at Twickenham last year?

A) Harlequins

B) Saracens

C) London Irish

Email your answer, along with your name, address and telephone number to luke.benedict@dailymail.co.uk

Thanks to Hilton HHonors, the hotel guest loyalty program where you can earn rewards fast you have the chance to win an experience worth sharing! The prize comprises 5 hospitality tickets to the Big Lunch, including a 3 course pre-match meal with drinks, match programmes, pre-match team talk and private balcony seating. Plus the lucky winner will receive 50,000 HHonors points, plus a special limited edition BG4 Harlequins shirt.

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06 December 2011 6:03 PM

It says everything about Shontayne Hape that he played no part in the World Cup review. The most heavily criticised England player of Martin Johnson's brief and forgettable managerial tenure refused to fill in any questionnaire that might heap scorn on his team-mates or coaches.

A lesser man might sharpen his pencil with glee, finally given the perfect platform to let off years of pent-up frustration. But Hape was having none of it. He won't even say a bad word to the press, despite years of almost devout vilification.

As it turned out, by the time he arrived in New Zealand for the World Cup, Manu Tuilagi had stepped into the breach and Mike Tindall into the firing line, and all the nonsense that followed is now a distant blur.

The former Bath centre moved to the big smoke on his return from national duty and is loving life at London Irish — even if the start of his domestic season has not gone entirely to plan. He is currently serving a suspension for a high tackle, 'just one of those things' as he puts it.

'There are about four guys at our club who have been suspended for different reasons,' he says. 'They are cracking down on any sort of foul play or any head-height tackles. But it’s a very competitive sport and in the heat of the moment guys can do things without meaning any harm.

'We had three or four weeks in a row where at least one of us has been sent off or at least cited for a high tackle, it’s definitely something we’ve been working on in training and we’ve talked about discipline and how now the rules have changed. It doesn’t matter if you mean to go low but end up high anymore, you are still dealt with severely.'

'It’s a breath of fresh air being at London Irish, starting somewhere new where things are different. The new environment, the new setting, the new coaches, it’s been really good so far. As for my new team-mates, I’m really enjoying playing with Jeremy Bowden – he’s world class.

'It’s good culture, there are a lot of things happening down here but I’m not enjoying the traffic.'

While English rugby is being dragged through the dirt, Hape is setting a fine example, giving up his time to help launch QBE's Rugby Pro competition. His enthusiasm for the project is refreshingly sincere.

'On the flipside of all that stuff and the leaked report, it’s really good to be here at one of these launches, doing something positive for the sport after all the negative press that has come out. It’s been so damaging, so to come out here and get among guys who look up to England rugby players as their idols and heroes, it’s so refreshing to be here.'

Hape is a self-confessed music nut, with decks at his house and a certain rapping front-rower itching to have a go. The conversation turns from proper idols to pop idols.

'Delon Armitage and Alex Corbisiero are the two guys I knew here best from England. It was good to have them there when I first joined the squad. Alex has been over to my house, and he’s been on the decks. I’m into my music and he thinks he’s Eminem.'

Look out for the hip-hop prop and DJ Shapes coming to a bar near you.

Shontayne Hape was speaking on behalf of QBE, Official Business Insurance Partner of Premiership Rugby. To win a training session with Premiership Rugby players enter the QBE Rugby Pro competition at www.qberugby.com’